yep

American  

[yep] / yɛp /

adverb

Informal.

1. yes.

---

yep British  

/ jɛp /

1. an informal word for yes

---

Etymology

Origin of yep

First recorded in 1830–40; yup

Example Sentences

He positioned Katherine’s makeup mirror in the book, angled it just so . . . yep, there was Chip’s face, anxious and pale on the other side of the conference room’s glass wall.

From Literature

Some Nest owners were surprised to learn that, yep, even if you aren’t paying for cloud storage, your recordings could still be floating around Google servers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Yep, Dad’s definitely going crazy,” Andre says.

From Literature

“Yep, yep, that’s a good idea,” it called as it tumbled over the rocks and around the mountain and was gone.

From Literature

Yep,” I went on, like honey and brown sugar and molasses mixed together, “I have to tell you I was feeling much better after our little chat. I even expected great and wonderful things, thanks to your reassurance.”

From Literature

Related Words

• fine
• okay